Kitchen utensil



H. R. JOHNSON KITCHEN UTENSIL Dec. 2, 1930.

Filed July 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Et/9U Fzyj.

Dec. 2,1930. I R, JOHNSON 1,783,651

` KITCHEN UTENSIL Filed July 15, l1929 .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /4/ 45 y. 5- gif: 311-. gh 46 A TTORNEY.

BY ZZ i Patented Dec. 2, 1930 Y v e i i' I i PATEN'lf-QF f f "nonna n. Jonnsoiv; oFLos ANGELES, oALI-Fonnm Y i A 'KITCHEN UTENsIL n l Application filed Iu1yx15,'192,9 Serial No. 328,200.l

This invention relates to, kitchen utensils be an egg beater, silicium FigB, or other and more particularly to-a utensil forcutting tool. The motorl hasa handle extendingV or otherwise preparing` foodsv for consumpfrom'the. rear end thereof. tion. L f Y 'c n y .Y The mountingcompresse's apairof stand-r Y Vi The generalV Vobject ofthe invention is toV ards 21' upstanding rom {the basefplate 8, a' 55- provide an improvedrmotor-driven Vkitchenv horizontal'bar 22 adjustably mountedfonsaid- `utensil capable ofoperatinga variety of tools standards, and a slide 23 mounted to Aslide forA preparing` fp-oods ofvarious kinds for. conhorizontally on said bar and formedwith[aV sumption. l ,Y p v: n bearing24in which a journal 25,7forn`1ed en v Other objects andiadvantag'es. will appear the motor casing l2,l is `turnably n'iountled,,60` Y whereby the motor lraaidall partsmounted hereinafter. Y Y

The invention is illustrated inl the'annexed yonV .thei'motor casing are turnably lmounted drawings vrt/ich form a partV ofthisfspec `for vthe purposeherenai-ter described. The Y lcation and in which, n bar 22 is formed with a vI-nounting member 26 A Fig. l isa side elevation partly ienmsection provided `with` bores 26 `through Which the V65 of my invention. Y 'I l, Y 'standards 20 extend and'said mountingimem-v' Fig. 2V isa plan view partly. in sectiongof. ber is split at 27;t hrough oneofthe bores26 Y my invention.V f l v .fand a setscrew 28'is seatedinsaid member Fig. 3 is an end 'View of invention..A extend-ing across said -splitfor cl amplngfthev l l Fig, 4 is across section, ofthe motor and member on thefstandards, wherebythe bar 22 -70 30 F ig. 9 is an edge view of Fig. 8.

its supporting bearing taken on line of and motor-1 rtogether with the parts `monnix-3d K Fig. l. Y I` thereon, may be adjustably secured `(inthe Fig. v5 isl an elevation :of a.-

opener 'standards/at different elevations The-bear; adapted tol be operatedbym-y invention. I ing124i,is provided: with a transversefslot 29 f 5 Fig. 64 is. a .sijdcview voa potato. peeler throughrvvhich extends a set screw -BOseated 75 @flamed t0 be oated by my invention. \inthemotorjournal-25,theihead of Said-screw Eig. I is an e viewo Fig. 67.1,. l being .adapted to engage the bearing `for ad- Fig. Sis a'front View :of a meat chopper justablfysecuringthe motor andparts carried adapted. tol be operated V lt yr'rljny invention. therebyin. dilerent ,positions to, which the Y motor-may be turned 'for the purposeherein- 80 `@Orrespond'ne; partssredesgnated by the vafter described. t v 1 1 sainehrefer'ence, charactersiii-gall Ythe figures. Thevmgtor andtoolrnonnted thereo'nsmay MyA invention includes generally la motorv l, bemoved: up ordoivn on thestandards2l, or atoolgshaft 2-.drivenby said-motontools, 4:, *moved straghtforwardly or baclvvardly on V3.5 v5,6 and?, a baseplate 8,'av mounting 9I on the bar 22, `r'turned in the bearing 24. '9 S5 i s'adbase plate OI saivdfmmoland o'odgudes VThe food guide 10 comprises an angle iron `LOfand--ll` adjustablysecured fon 'said base lWithin horizontal base flange 31 and vertical platet Y l f 1 guide flange 32, the base flangebeing secured t rThe motor casing 112 is formed WithA bearon the'base'plate 8 by means of JShumb belts ingsl and lflin whichis j onrnalede the tool 33 With-` the guide flange 32: spaced the proper 90 Y shaft 2 extendingat right-angles tothe motor distancefrom the knife 3V for cutting a slice .shaft 14:'. On. theA motor` shaft isi-secured, a lof meat or other foodthe desiredf thickness. bevel pinion l5 linmeshyvvith a, bevel gearl vThe food guide ll,` may comprise an. angle secured oni` the toolushat 2, whereby the tool viron with a horizontal baseflange 34:. anda shlaitiis `drivenfromthe motor shaft. The verticaliV guide flange 35, the baseU flange be tooll may. bea `'discV knifesecured onone yingv secured onl the base plate Svbymeans. of 4end of the tool, shaiit2by means of a nut v 1,7 thumb bolts 36V Jror securlng the gnlde in p owhich,engageszathread lgon said shaft end. sition for centering, the food with relationto Ontheotherendjof the tool shaft 2 is secured theknlfe 3.

'A 50 chiiclgliQ-,ior holding-theftoolgl which may When the tool4 used, the motor 1 is `100 turned in the bearing 24 until the tool is raised suiiiciently so that the food may be placed under the knife against the guides 1() and 11.V The motor is then turned back until the knife engages the food and the motor is then run, which rotates the knife, through the medium of motor shaft 14, bevel pinion 15, bevel gear 16 and tool shaft 2, so that the knife 3 when pressed down against the food and moved forwardly and backivardly by means of the motor handle, Will cut the food in slices of a thickness measured by thedistance between the guide and the knife.

When it is desired to use the tool 4, the

tool is secured in the chuck 19 and introduced ina glass 37, and the glass is placed on the base'plate 8 While the motor 1 is turned until the tool shaft 2 and tool 4 extend vertically as shoivn in Fig. 3. The tool 4 is rotated by the motor through the medium of motor shaft 14, Vbevel pinion 15, bevel gear 16 and tool shaft 2,.Whereby an egg may be beaten in a glass 37.

The tool 5 is a can opener comprising mainly 'aframe 40, a drive shaft 41, a cutter shaft 42, a cutter 43 on shaft 42, a jack shaft 44, inlermeshing bevel gears 45 and 46 on said main shaft and jack shaft respectively, intermeshing vbevels 47 and 48 on said jack shafts 44 and 42 respectively, a depending centering point 49 and a guide 50. The frame 40 is formed with bearings 51, 52, and 53 in Which the shafts 41, 42, and 44 are journaled respectively, there being also Van auxiliary bearing 54 in Which the cutter shaft 42 is j ournaled, between Which auxiliary bearing and the bearing 52 the bevel gear 48 is positioned. rllhe guide is mounted at its upper end on an arm 55 outstanding from the frame 40 and the guide has a bearing`56 in which the outer end of the cutter shaft 44 is journaled, the guide bearing 56 limiting the outward position of the cutter on the cutter shaft 42. The centering point 49 is projected through the center of the top of a can 57 placed on the base 8 with the Vlower end 58 of the guide 50 engaging the periphery and upper edge of the can and the cutter 43 engaging the top ofthe can near its periphery. The drive shaft 41 is secured in the-chuck 19 With the motor turned so that the tool shaft 2 is horizontal. Upon running the motor the cutter 43 is rotated from the tool shaft 2 and chuck 19, through the medium of .drive shaft 41, bevel gears 45 and 46, jack shaft 44, bevel gears 47 and 48 and cutter shaft 42, While the can is turned around on the base 3 for enabling the cutter 43 to cut the top of the can around its edge.

The tool 6 is a potato and vegetable peeler comprising a shaft 60, a conical bladed cutter point 61 secured on one end of said shaft, and a concave bladed scraper 62 secured on said shaft adjacent said point. T he blades 63 of the scraper 62 extend longitudinally of and iffsaesl radially from the center of the scraper and their outer cutting edges 64 are concaved. The end of the shaft opposite the point 61 is secured in the motor chuck 19, While the tool shaft 2 is horizontal and the tool 6 is rot-ated by the motor through the tool shaft and bevel gears 16 and 15. The point 61 is used for cutting out the eyes While the blades 63 are used for peeling the potatoes.

The tool 7 is a meat chopper and comprises a shaft 70, a pair ofcutting discs 71 secured on said shaft, and a plurality of ring cutters 72 hung between said discs on pins 73 secured in the discs so that the cutting edges 74 of said ring cutters project outwardly beyond the cutting edges 75 of the discs 71, the inner 'diameter 76 of said ring cutters ljieing somewhat larger than the diameter of said pins, so that said ring cutters may be thrown outwardly by centrifugalforce to increase f the cuttingaction of the tool when the sha ft 70 and discs'71 are rotated at sufficient speed. The shaft 70 is secured in the motor chuck 19 and the tool 8 is rotated by `the motor,

through the tool shaft 2, for cutting the meat.

I do not limit my invention to the particu lar forms herein disclosed because it may be embodied in other forms, and it is to be understood that in and by the claims of this specification I intend to cover my invention f in Whatever form it may be embodied.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A kitchen utensil comprising a'motor, a tool shaft driven by said motor, means foi` securing a food tool to said tool shaft and means for turnably adjusting said motor on its a-Xis.

2. A kitchen utensil comprising a motor, a tool shaft driven by said motor, means for securing a food tool to said tool shaft, and meansV for adjustably mounting said motor at different elevations and means for mounting said motor to be moved straight forwardly or backwardly in the direction of its axis.

3. A kitchen utensil comprising a motor, a tool shaft driven by said motor, means for securing a food tool to said tool shaft, means for turnably adjusting said motor and means for mounting the motor to be moved straight forwardly or backvvardly.

4. A kitchen utensil comprising a motor, a tool shaft driven by said motor, means for securing a food tool to said tool shaft and means for adjustably mounting said motor at different elevations, means for mounting said motor to be moved straight forwardly or backwardly, and means for turnably adjusting the motor about its axis.

5. A kitchen utensil including a base, a standard upstanding from said base, a horizontal guide bar, means for securing said guide bar on said standard at different elevations, a motor mounted to reciprocate on said bar, a tool shaft driven by said motor,

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and means for securing a food tool on said tool shaft. y Y l 6. Av kitchen utensil including a base, a

' horizontal guide bar, means for mounting said guide bar abovevsaid base,V a bearingmounted to reciprocate on said bar, a motor mount- A ed to be turned axially in said `bearing,V y means for securing said motorturned to Y dierentpositions in said be,aring,ra tool w shaft driven by said motor, and means for 4securing a food tool on said tool shaft. A

7. A' kitchen utensil' as characterized by" claim 6 inrvvhich the tool shaft extends at` right anglesto the' motor shaft. Y )u 8. A kitchen utensil as characterized by claim 6 in which the means'for mounting the guide bar `is capable of mounting the: y guide bar at-different elevations. is

9. -A kitchen utensil as characterized byV go claim 6 in which the means for mounting the guidebar is capable of! mounting the guide bar at dierent elevations and the'tool i y shatt extends at right angles to the motor sha 10. A kitchen utensil including a base, Y

motor mounted to be turnably adjusted on l its axis andmounted to Vreciprocate with relation tosaid base,a tool'shaft extending at right angles to and driven by said motor l 130 shaft,- and means for securing-a Vfood tool on said tool shaft. y l f c Y HOMER R. JOHNSON... 

